adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
BillnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
circularadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
cobnounUS /kɑːb/
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
corn-sheller
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From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
crittersnounUS /ˈkrɪtərz/
plural of “critter” — a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)
From this reading "You know these men critters.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
gnawingverbUS /ˈnɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
Haf
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From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
India-rubber
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From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know these men critters.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading "You know these men critters.
motionnounUS /ˈmoʊʃən/
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
presidingverbUS /prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
rivalled
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From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
stomachsnounUS /ˈstʌməks/
plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
swanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now pitch in, Mrs. Smith," said Mrs. Gray, presiding over the table.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You know these men critters.
They'll
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From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
they're
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From this reading I swan, they're made o' India-rubber, their stomachs is, I know it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Haf to eat to work," said Bill, gnawing a cob with a swift, circular motion that rivalled a corn-sheller in results.
yeh
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From this reading They'll eat every grain of it, if yeh give 'em a chance.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know these men critters.
